Team OHEL Crosses the Finish Line!

Bright and early on Sunday, May 4th, 26 participants of Team OHEL completed 42 miles as part of the TD Bank 5 Boro Bike Tour. All proceeds raised from our TEAM OHEL riders will helps kids in our foster homes and domestic violence shelter, and it will also help enable children with disabilities to attend Camp Kaylie this summer.

Many of TEAM OHEL athletes do these races to challenge themselves physically as well as for own personal journeys. TEAM OHEL has many amazing personal stories. Please know that your choice to join TEAM OHEL elevates the lives of the children and families we serve.

For more information about upcoming TEAM OHEL events, please contact Laurie Szenicer at Laurie_Szenicer@ohelfamily.org or call 718-686-3316.

Since 1969, OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services has served as a dependable haven of individual and family support, helping people of all ages surmount everyday challenges, heal from trauma, and manage with strength and dignity during times of crises. Driven by service excellence, OHEL’s professional staff meet the myriad social service needs of the general community, while at the same time providing culturally-sensitive services to the Jewish community, including Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian speakers. Through highly-rated foster care, developmental disability, mental health, and other programs and services, OHEL provides supportive housing, treatment, care coordination, education, outreach and much more to elevate lives and strengthen individuals and communities in New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, Florida, California and worldwide on the web. David Mandel is the CEO of OHEL.